Inflation messes with White House message on jobs and unemployment

By Naomi Lim

Published April 6, 2022 11:00am ET

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Inflation messes with White House message on jobs and unemployment — Inflation is overshadowing small improvements in the economy, despite the White House and President Joe Biden’s attempts to promote post-pandemic job numbers and the unemployment rate. But the problem is inflation is not tapped to ease before the 2022 midterm elections, posing more obstacles for Democrats should they wish to retain their majorities on Capitol […]

Inflation is overshadowing small improvements in the economy, despite the White House and President Joe Biden’s attempts to promote post-pandemic job numbers and the unemployment rate.

But the problem is inflation is not tapped to ease before the 2022 midterm elections, posing more obstacles for Democrats should they wish to retain their majorities on Capitol Hill.

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